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Jessica Barden
Born	21 July 1992 (1992-07-21) (age 17) Northallerton, UK
Occupation	Actor

Jessica Barden (born 21 July 1992) is an English actress who was a regular cast member on Coronation Street.

In 2007 it was announced that she would play the part of Kayleigh Morton on the ITV Soap Opera Coronation Street^[1][2]. She made her first appearance on Sunday 18 March 2007.

It was announced in April 2008 that Jessica, along with the rest of the Morton Family, will leave Coronation street at the end of 2008, after just a year and a half. Jessica made her final appearance on Coronation Street on 29 September 2008.

She has also appeared in The Chase and No Angels, My Parents Are Aliens and plays Mary Ratcliffe in the 2007 film Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution. She has recently played the part of 'Pea' in the highly acclaimed production 'Jerusalem' at the 'Royal Court Theatre' in Sloane Square. She will reappear on stage in early 2010 as the play goes to 'The Apollo' in the West End. She is currently working on a film dramatisation of the 'comic strip' 'Tamara Drew'

[edit] Background

Barden is from Wetherby, West Yorkshire

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jessica Barden at the Internet Movie Database